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Gayle Marie Bailey, née Fread, of Austin, passed away peacefully on January 11, 2025, surrounded by family. She was 88. She was born in San Angelo, Texas, December 18, 1936, to Raleigh Britton ...
Newly filed bill could make weed legal in Texas — if passed
Dec 17, 2024 · Texas may join several states in legalizing recreational marijuana if a bill is passed in the next legislative session. If passed, the bill would let adults ages 21 and older possess, use and ...
Proposed Texas bill would ban sale of all THC products. What to …
Dec 5, 2024 · If passed, a Texas bill could ban the sale of all THC products in the state, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced Wednesday. Patrick is launching an effort to pass Senate Bill 3, which would ban all ...
Social Security full retirement age is going up in 2025
Dec 16, 2024 · Other changes to Social Security in 2025 include a smaller cost-of-living adjustment (2.5%, down from 3.4%), an increase in the maximum taxable earnings limit from $168,000 to $176,100, and ...
'Yellowstone' season 5 finale: How to stream, where to watch again
Dec 16, 2024 · The season 5 finale of Taylor Sheridan's popular "Yellowstone" series aired last night, bringing an intense end to another dramatic chapter of the Dutton family's saga.
How Texas voted in the 2024 election: See county-by-county map
Dec 17, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump claimed the White House again after hundreds of counties shifted to the right when the more than 149 million 2024 presidential election votes were tallied.. Trump won ...
Fact-checking claim about deaths, damage from Black Lives …
Aug 10, 2020 · This piece was originally published on PolitiFact.comon August 7, 2020. Facebook posts: Black Lives Matter "injures 1000 police officers kills 36 people and does $8 billion in damage." PolitiFact ...
What is Project 2025? 10 things to know about the policy plan
Nov 7, 2024 · What is Project 2025? Project 2025 is a "presidential transition project" released by the Heritage Foundation, a staunchly conservative think tank. According to the American Civil Liberties Union ...
Advance Auto Parts closing hundreds of stores, cutting Texas jobs
Nov 21, 2024 · Advance Auto Parts plans to close hundreds of stores, four distribution centers and slash jobs amid the sluggish demand for vehicle parts, the company said last week. WARN notices sent this week ...